23rd March

LGBT people born today:

1874 – J. C. Leyendecker – German / US Illustrator – Died 25^th July 1951

1896 – George Hopkins – US Set Designer – Died 11^th February 1985

1920 – Jimmy Edwards – UK Actor / Scriptwriter / Musician – Died 7^th July 1988

1947 – Diane Sands – US Politician

1948 – Bruce Bastion – US Computer Programmer / Businessman / Activist

1951 – Jac Goderic – Dutch Presenter / Columnist

1956 – Steven Saylor – US Author

1958 – Pekka Haavisto – Finnish Politician

1960 – Terry Sweeney – US Actor / Comedian / Screenwriter

1962 – Marc Cherry – US Producer / Screenwriter

1968 – Mitch Cullin – US Author

1975 – Collin O’Neal – US Porn

1978 – Perez Hilton – US Blogger / Cultural Commentator

And those who died:

1555 – Julius III – Italian Pope – Born 10^th September 1487

1972 – Cristobal Balenciaga – Spanish Fashion Designer – Born 21^st January 1895

1992 – Shaun McGill – Canadian Figure Skater – Born 1961

1997 – Benno Premsela – Dutch Designer / Activist – Born 4^th May 1920

2006 – Eloy de la Iglesia – Spanish Director – Born 1^st January 1944

2008 – Shaun Fitzpatrick – UK Hate Crime Victim – Born ?

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – Vermont Senate passes a bill legalising same-sex marriages (USA)